
The Institute for Impact Assessment and Scientific Evaluation of Policy and Legislation

A short history of Impact Assessment in the EU
2002: Impact Assessment introduced by the European Commission
2006: Commission approach is evaluated
2007: Commission steps up its approach to Evaluation of policies and legislation
2009: Commission Impact Assessment system is significantly altered and improved
2009: European Court of Auditors judges Commission Impact Assessments to be useful and worth the effort
2012: European Parliament establishes the Directorate for ‘Impact Assessment and European Added Value’
2012: Commission launches the Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme – REFIT
2015: Better Regulation Guidelines adopted: Impact Assessment and Evaluation are fully integrated in the Policy Cycle; REFIT is transformed into a stakeholder-driven programme to improve existing EU legislation